Blackburn Borough Council Election Results 1973-1996

Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre Plymouth University

The information contained in this report has been obtained from a number of sources. Election results from the immediate post-reorganisation period were painstakingly collected by Alan Willis largely, although not exclusively, from local newspaper reports. From the mid- 1980s onwards the results have been obtained from each local authority by the Elections Centre. The data are stored in a database designed by Lawrence Ware and maintained by Brian Cheal and others at Plymouth University. Despite our best efforts some information remains elusive whilst we accept that some errors are likely to remain. Notice of any mistakes should be sent to [email protected]. The results sequence can be kept up to date by purchasing copies of the annual Local Elections Handbook, details of which can be obtained by contacting the email address above.

Front cover: the graph shows the distribution of percentage vote shares over the period covered by the results. The lines reflect the colours traditionally used by the three main parties. The grey line is the share obtained by Independent candidates while the purple line groups together the vote shares for all other parties.

Rear cover: the top graph shows the percentage share of council seats for the main parties as well as those won by Independents and other parties. The lines take account of any by- election changes (but not those resulting from elected councillors switching party allegiance) as well as the transfers of seats during the main round of local election.

The lower graph shows for each main round of local elections the overall percentage turnout (solid line), the percentage of women candidates standing at (dotted line) and the percentage of women among those elected (hashed line).

No. 16 (North West Darwen) (4941)3 vote share No. 6 (St. Johns) (3153)3 Blackburn 1973 Talbot C. Lib 948 48.5 vote share Preston A. Lib 928 - Higham F. Lab 0 -

3 Allen J. Lib 927 - West C. Lab 0 0.0 Billinge (4849) Livesey I. Con 584 29.9 Conway N. Lab 0 - vote share Meadowcroft R. Con 562 - Edwards R. Con 1,422 62.0 Logan A. Con 448 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Beardsworth G. Con 1,325 - Banks M. Lab 423 21.6 Shillitoe P. Con 1,321 - Tarbard S. Lab 412 - No. 7 (Trinity) (3860)3 Wilkinson A. Lib 606 26.4 Peach M. Lab 398 - vote share Totty C. Lib 558 - Yates J. Lab 0 0.0 Drake H. Lib 545 - Turnout 39.3 18.6 Williams R. Lab 0 - White H. Lab 264 11.5 Hulme F. Lab 0 - 3 No. 17 (Central Darwen) (3898) Turnout 44.1 35.6 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0

3 Grills C. Lib 733 37.5 Mill Hill (5770) Lees H. Lib 700 - No. 8 (St. Silas) (5232)3 vote share Swanton J. Con 615 31.5 vote share Taylor T. Lab 1,670 56.8 Banks A. Lab 605 31.0 Marsden L. Con 1,263 50.2 Martin R. Lab 1,437 - Alder D. Lab 553 - Bramley-Haworth G. Con 1,254 - Baxendale F. Lab 1,403 - Yates D. Lib 527 - Colling R. Con 1,089 - Hutchinson A. Con 1,268 43.2 Davis N. Lab 518 - Wilkinson M. Lib 910 36.2 O'Hara W. Con 1,100 - Buckland K. Con 442 - Adams D. Lib 810 - Gibson P. Con 1,083 - Fagan P. Con 333 - Goodwin L. Lab 343 13.6

Turnout 48.1 13.7 Turnout 44.6 6.0 Turnout 40.1 14.0

3 No. 1 (St. Michaels) (7129) No. 18 (South East Darwen) (5033)3 No. 9 (Park) (5531)3 vote share vote share vote share Rigby M. Res 1,306 45.5 Hardman T. Con 1,121 45.8 Worswick W. Lab 1,086 56.0 Brooks W. Res 1,101 - Wiggans R. Con 1,046 - Geddes R. Lab 1,069 - Lewis F. Con 1,100 38.3 Jones C. Lab 953 38.9 Roberts H. Lab 1,036 - Williams J. Con 772 - Birch W. Con 937 - Mitton F. NF 479 24.7 Jobson A. Con 735 - Jebb A. Lab 810 - Kingsley Read J. NF 434 - Wilkinson M. Lab 463 16.1 Goggin R. Lab 610 - Brooke M. Lib 376 19.4 Hargreaves C. Lib 376 15.3 Dunn M. Lib 367 - Turnout 31.0 7.2 Davidson D. Lib 374 -

3 Turnout 34.5 31.3 No. 10 (St. Lukes) (2632) Turnout 44.5 6.9 vote share North Turton (2345)2 Bulcock H. Lab 624 55.1 No. 19 (South West Darwen) (2790) vote share Dawson J. Lab 619 - vote share Linney P. Lib 772 47.1 Openshaw F. Lab 575 - Starbuck J. Con 500 38.5 Whitehead J. Lib 748 - Jump J. Con 509 44.9 Kenyon R. Lib 471 36.3 Sadler A. Con 664 40.5 Wild C. Lab 327 25.2 Walker A. Con 626 - Turnout 42.2 10.2 Peet J. Lab 203 12.4

3 Turnout 46.6 2.2 No. 11 (St. Pauls) (3599) Turnout 67.8 6.6 vote share No. 2 (St. Stephens) (5792)3 Marsh T. Lab 835 57.3 vote share West Rural (5038)3 Dickinson H. Lab 830 - Bramwell M. Con 1,194 41.7 vote share Eddie G. Lab 683 - Simpson J. Con 1,081 - Tarbuck J. Con 1,089 62.4 McNamee M. Dem Lab 622 42.7 Clayton F. Res 1,033 36.1 Whittle H. Con 1,008 - Eastwood H. Dem Lab 499 - Todd R. Con 973 - Arnold E. Ms. Con 1,001 - Proos L. Lab 635 22.2 Dewhurst T. Lab 656 37.6 Turnout 37.3 14.6

3 Turnout 37.0 5.6 Turnout 25.3 24.8 No. 14 (St. Andrews) (7339) vote share No. 3 (St. Judes) (7917)3 Wood R. Con 1,248 45.5 vote share Foy V. Con 1,196 - Gorton F. Lab 2,088 58.2 Blackburn 1976 Bramley-Haworth N. Con 1,190 - Gorton E. Lab 1,972 - Dickson M. Lab 939 34.3 Doran J. Lab 1,957 - 3 Connor S. Lab 880 - Hughes G. NF 768 21.4 Billinge (4765) Bradley S. Lab 867 - Jones J. Con 729 20.3 vote share Bull F. NF 553 20.2 Edwards R. Con 1,770 84.2

Turnout 39.2 36.8 Beardsworth G. Con 1,727 - Turnout 34.2 11.3 Shillitoe P. Con 1,692 - 3 Toole G. Lab 331 15.8 3 No. 4 (St. Thomas) (6470) No. 15 (North East Darwen) (4871) vote share vote share Ellis T. Lab 970 43.4 Turnout 44.7 68.5 Clear P. Lab 833 41.9 Edwards L. Lab 967 - 3 Browne P. Lib 700 35.2 Brookfield A. Lab 903 - Mill Hill (5514) Lishman W. Lab 633 - Robinson P. Lib 796 35.6 vote share Grunshaw W. Lab 620 - Dean A. Lib 783 - Hutchinson A. Con 1,391 53.9 Gouldsbrough W. Con 457 23.0 Simkin J. Lib 740 - Murphy J. Con 1,232 - Nield J. Con 422 - Adamson E. NF 468 20.9 Malowana K. Con 1,218 - Mellroy D. Con 362 - Taylor T. Lab 1,191 46.1

Turnout 34.4 7.8 Baxendale F. Lab 1,087 - Turnout 33.3 6.7 Martin R. Lab 1,002 - No. 5 (St. Matthews) (3109)3 vote share Turnout 46.8 7.7 Beetham F. Lib 625 43.8 Barker F. Lib 578 - Clements B. Lib 559 - Marsden C. Lab 528 37.0 Roberts E. Lab 522 - Thomas P. Lab 505 - Hopwood V. NF 274 19.2

Turnout 43.9 6.8

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No. 1 (St. Michaels) (7297)3 No. 18 (South East Darwen) (5646)3 No. 8 (St. Silas) (5288)3 vote share vote share vote share Brooks W. Res 1,381 34.2 Hardman T. Con 1,530 62.8 Marsden L. Con 1,663 57.9 Livesey J. Res 1,347 - Wiggans R. Con 1,376 - Colling R. Con 1,612 - Robinson R. Res 1,292 - Gouldsbrough W. Con 1,307 - Bramley-Haworth G. Con 1,603 - Lewis F. Con 1,236 30.6 Jones C. Lab 905 37.2 Elvin H. Res 642 22.3 Towers J. Con 1,078 - Jebb A. Lab 781 - Waite D. Lib 568 19.8 Jobson A. Con 1,073 - Smith R. Lab 661 - Wilkinson A. Lib 529 - Leaver W. Nat 717 17.7 Prugar A. Lib 457 - Hardcare M. Lab 706 17.5 Turnout 43.5 25.7 Turnout 48.9 35.5 Turnout 49.3 3.6 No. 19 (South West Darwen) (2795) vote share No. 9 (Park) (5409)3 No. 10 (St. Lukes) (2664)3 Starbuck J. Con 755 58.9 vote share vote share Catterall R. Lib 526 41.1 Worswick W. Lab 886 34.2 Bulcock H. Lab 503 50.9 Roberts E. Lab 749 - Hough P. Con 486 49.1 Turnout 45.9 17.9 Barrett M. Lab 736 - Cutler J. Con 473 - Heap T. Lib 597 23.0 O'Brien A. Con 473 - No. 2 (St. Stephens) (6126)3 Pye J. NF 571 22.0 Peake T. Lab 464 - vote share Rowbotham D. Nat 539 20.8 Cave D. Lab 461 - Clayton F. Res 1,494 45.4 Brooke M. Lib 517 - Bruce H. Res 1,453 - Powderley J. Lib 461 - Turnout 40.4 1.7 Smith M. Res 1,313 - Bramwell M. Con 1,304 39.6 Turnout 38.3 11.1 No. 11 (St. Pauls) (3755)3 Simpson J. Con 1,231 - vote share Todd R. Con 1,063 - North Turton (2461)2 Marsh T. Lab 822 53.8 Chamley G. Lab 496 15.1 vote share Dickinson H. Lab 816 - Linney P. Lib 814 53.0 Pearce W. Lab 732 - Turnout 50.7 5.8 Whitehead J. Lib 776 - Coar R. Con 705 46.2 Sadler A. Con 722 47.0 Chambers F. Con 691 - No. 3 (St. Judes) (8007)3 Walker A. Con 669 - Gregory W. Con 679 - vote share Frankman J. Nat 1,588 38.5 Turnout 63.6 6.0 Turnout 44.5 7.7 Gorton F. Lab 1,478 35.9 Gorton E. Lab 1,446 - West Rural (5166)3 No. 14 (St. Andrews) (8210)3 Horman R. Nat 1,435 - vote share vote share Doran J. Lab 1,365 - Tarbuck J. Con 1,676 80.0 Harwood D. Con 1,652 51.1 Bolton K. Con 1,056 25.6 Arnold E. Ms. Con 1,634 - Wood R. Con 1,586 - Whittle H. Con 1,589 - Bramley-Haworth N. Con 1,482 - Turnout 45.6 2.7 Radnedge A. Lab 418 20.0 Hughes J. Nat 827 25.6 Hudson G. Nat 815 - No. 4 (St. Thomas) (6500)3 Turnout 43.6 60.1 Bury J. Lab 754 23.3 vote share Harrison M. Lab 693 - Kingsley J. Read Nat 1,106 37.2 Walsh S. Lab 596 - Watson J. Lab 1,090 36.7 Ellis T. Lab 1,071 - Blackburn 1979 Turnout 37.8 25.5 Madigan M. Lab 874 -

Adamson E. Nat 802 - 3 No. 15 (North East Darwen) (4758)3 McNamee M. Lib 777 26.1 Bank Top (5050) vote share Dickinson J. Lib 686 - vote share Birch W. Con 853 36.3 Dean A. Lib 615 - Marsh T. Lab 2,314 67.3 Dickinson H. Lab 2,186 - Browne P. Lib 850 36.2 Reilly C. Con 842 - Turnout 42.1 0.5 Pearce W. Lab 2,138 - Clear P. Lab 644 27.4 Duckworth R. Con 1,126 32.7 Lishman W. Lab 565 - No. 5 (St. Matthews) (1733)3 Bolton K. Con 1,061 - Alder D. Lab 541 - vote share Bolton B. Con 1,034 - Beetham F. Lib 513 58.4 Turnout 40.7 0.1 Barker F. Lib 449 - Turnout 71.2 34.5

Clements B. Lib 438 - 3 No. 16 (North West Darwen) (4940)3 Carter M. Lab 366 41.6 Billinge (4990) vote share Davis T. Lab 345 - vote share Green E. Con 1,078 41.2 Norris J. Lab 308 - Simpson J. Con 2,767 69.8 Edwards R. Con 2,626 - Allen R. Lib 1,069 40.8 Ainsworth J. Con 1,028 - Turnout 53.0 16.7 Shillitoe P. Con 2,491 - Turnbull C. Con 985 - McGrath J. Lab 1,200 30.2 Talbot C. Lib 961 - No. 6 (St. Johns) (2923)3 Preston A. Lib 831 - vote share Turnout 77.4 39.5 Dewhurst T. Lab 470 18.0 Higham F. Lab 742 54.4 Brookhouse (5179)3 Proos L. Lab 659 - Turnout 49.6 0.3 West C. Lab 632 - vote share Alderson A. Con 409 30.0 West C. Lab 2,638 75.4 No. 17 (Central Darwen) (3908)3 Wade G. Lib 214 15.7 Higham F. Lab 2,598 - vote share Wade M. Lib 185 - Proos L. Lab 2,593 - Bolton D. Con 861 24.6 Swanton J. Con 925 46.4 Grills C. Lib 613 30.8 Turnout 43.1 24.4 Hopwood V. Con 781 - Buckland K. Con 592 - Walker C. Con 523 - No. 7 (Trinity) (3572)3 Turnout 72.7 50.8

Zaman D. Lab 455 22.8 vote share 3 Goff P. Lab 433 - Hulme F. Lab 1,046 43.0 Brownhill (5511) Smith D. Lab 420 - Yates J. Lab 825 - vote share Chenery L. Lib 415 - Dales P. Lab 770 - Clayton F. Res 1,693 39.4 Smith M. Res 1,612 - Wright W. NF 485 19.9 Turnout 42.2 15.7 Hugo G. Con 413 17.0 Lee B. Res 1,542 - Whittaker P. Con 386 - Bramwell M. Con 1,526 35.5 Patel V. Ind Lab 290 11.9 Dewhurst H. Con 1,468 - Dunn M. Lib 199 8.2 Poole G. Con 1,236 - Bulcock H. Lab 1,079 25.1

Turnout 55.6 23.1 Eastham D. Lab 1,038 - Falconer D. Lab 997 -

Turnout 80.2 3.9

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Cathedral (5498)3 North Turton (2525) Whitehall (3165)2 vote share vote share vote share Hulme F. Lab 2,566 70.4 Smedley E. Con 1,591 77.5 Kenyon R. Lib 1,115 38.0 Yates J. Lab 2,386 - Noblett K. Lab 463 22.5 Starbuck J. Con 1,082 36.9 Dales P. Lab 2,152 - Buckland K. Con 970 - Beetham T. Lib 1,078 29.6 Turnout 83.1 54.9 Alder O. Lab 739 25.2 Leston J. Lib 701 - Prugar A. Lib 653 - Pleckgate (5387)3 Turnout 77.5 1.1 vote share Turnout 70.1 40.8 Brooks W. Res 1,994 47.4 Livesey J. Res 1,897 - Earcroft (4841)3 Robinson R. Res 1,850 - Blackburn 1980 vote share Lewis F. Con 1,304 31.0 Ainsworth J. Con 1,964 54.6 Towers J. Con 1,134 - Bank Top (5092) Bramley-Haworth N. Ms. Con 1,837 - Jobson A. Con 1,124 - Bland P. Con 1,760 - Taylor W. Lab 911 21.6 vote share Entwistle E. Lab 1,631 45.4 Smith S. Lab 903 - Pearce W.* Lab 1,275 79.3 Tarbard S. Lab 1,523 - Johnson C. Lab 894 - Harwood G. Con 332 20.7 Culverhouse A. Lab 1,463 - Turnout 31.7 58.7 Turnout 79.5 16.4 Turnout 77.4 9.3 Queens Park (5066)3 Billinge (5007) Ewood (5524)3 vote share vote share vote share Ellis T. Lab 1,778 44.1 Shillitoe P. Con 1,309 74.4 Geddes R. Res 1,589 35.7 Watson J. Lab 1,741 - McGrath J. Lab 301 17.1 Kay A. Lab 1,586 35.6 Liddle S. Lab 1,593 - Woodhouse J. Lib 150 8.5 Horsefield K. Lab 1,578 - Beetham F. Lib 1,381 34.2 Martin R. Lab 1,434 - Lord F. Con 874 21.7 Turnout 35.2 57.3 O'Brien A. Con 1,281 28.7 Robinson J. Con 819 - Hough P. Con 1,201 - Clements B. Lib 729 - Brookhouse (5173) Harwood D. Con 1,199 - Dickinson H. Lib 719 - vote share Proos L. Lab 1,748 77.4

Turnout 72.4 0.1 Turnout 74.0 9.8 Tully M. Con 276 12.2 Dad M. BIG 233 10.3 Green Bank (4837)3 Revidge (5351)3 vote share vote share Turnout 44.0 65.2

Gorton F. Lab 2,028 50.7 Bramley-Haworth G. Con 2,598 52.0 2 Gorton E. Lab 2,015 - Marsden L. Con 2,488 - Brownhill (5503) Smith J. Lab 1,834 - Golling R. Con 2,299 - vote share Jones J. Con 1,173 29.3 McGready A. Res 1,484 29.7 Jump J. Con 899 36.1 Dean A. Lib 796 19.9 Cave S. Lab 912 18.3 O'Brien A. Con 864 - Fletcher J. Res 843 33.9 Bradley S. Lab 837 - Turnout 74.2 21.4 Madigan M. Lab 539 - McGeady A. Res 815 - Mason A. Lab 747 30.0

Higher Croft (4652)3 Turnout 80.3 22.3 Cave D. Lab 704 - vote share Barrett M. Lab 2,026 78.4 Shadsworth (4810)3 Turnout 45.8 2.2 Thompson K. Lab 1,910 - vote share Bury J. Lab 1,806 - Smith E. Lab 2,078 64.6 Cathedral (5268) Erskine M. Ind 558 21.6 Madigan M. Lab 1,957 - vote share Harrison M. Ind 555 - Blackburn J. Lab 1,890 - Taylor W. Lab 1,551 80.5 Milligan R. Ind 544 - Dunn M. Lib 1,140 35.4 Tappenden-Cousins M. Con 195 10.1 Clements B. Lib 127 6.6

Turnout 64.6 56.8 Turnout 67.7 29.1 Erskine M. BIG 54 2.8

Marsh House (4734)3 Sudell (5216)3 Turnout 36.9 70.4 vote share vote share Hardman T. Con 1,790 38.0 Browne P. Lib 1,987 43.1 Earcroft (4841) Wiggans R. Con 1,725 - Alder D. Lab 1,333 28.9 vote share Grills C. Lib 1,717 36.5 Birch W. Con 1,289 28.0 Bland P. Con 883 46.6 Hurst M. Con 1,481 - Lishman W. Lab 1,247 - Mason T. Lab 774 40.8 Smith R. Lab 1,199 25.5 Reilly C. Con 1,195 - Beetham T. Lib 239 12.6 McVee D. Lab 1,044 - Spencer K. Lab 1,066 - Towers B. Con 876 - Turnout 39.3 5.7

Turnout 78.8 1.6 Turnout 72.6 14.2 Ewood (5699) Mill Hill (4740)3 vote share vote share Sunnyhurst (5252)3 Horsefield K. Lab 904 46.5 Hutchinson A. Con 1,784 52.6 vote share King R. Res 555 28.5 Malowana-Murphy J. Con 1,707 - Allen R. Lib 1,855 38.6 Hough P. Con 436 22.4 Malowana-Murphy K. Con 1,645 - Swanton J. Con 1,835 38.2 Pilkington J. NF 49 2.5 Baxendale F. Lab 1,606 47.4 Turnbull C. Con 1,305 - Caunce H. Lab 1,554 - Windle J. Con 1,262 - Turnout 34.3 18.0 Cave D. Lab 1,418 - Pilkington C. Lib 1,241 - Green Bank (4841) Bidwell J. Lab 1,113 23.2 Turnout 75.3 5.3 Rigby A. Lib 1,075 - vote share Smith D. Lab 950 - McKinlay D. Lab 1,360 71.6 3 Edwards E. Con 405 21.3 Moorgate (5028) vote share Turnout 76.9 0.4 Dunn M. Lib 134 7.1 Chadwick G. Lab 1,795 48.6 Ryden C. Lab 1,788 - West Rural (5275)3 Turnout 39.4 50.3 Toole G. Lab 1,711 - vote share Wood R. Con 1,512 41.0 Tarbuck J. Con 2,780 67.9 Higher Croft (4754) Rowbotham D. Con 1,433 - Whittle H. Con 2,506 - vote share Brown A. Ind 383 10.4 Arnold E. Ms. Con 2,476 - Bury J. Lab 1,401 82.2 Harrison D. Ind 251 - Dewhurst T. Lab 1,315 32.1 Fleming W. Con 265 15.5 Milligan D. Ind 211 - Radnedge A. Lab 1,190 - Harrison M. BIG 39 2.3

Turnout 73.1 7.7 Turnout 82.7 35.8 Turnout 36.0 66.6

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Marsh House (4896) Moorgate (5053) vote share Blackburn 1982 vote share Grills C. Lib 727 43.2 Ryden C. Lab 702 43.6 Hurst M. Con 570 33.9 Rowbotham D. Con 490 30.5 Noblett K. Lab 386 22.9 Bank Top (5080) Sweet L. Lib/SDP 417 25.9 vote share

Turnout 34.6 9.3 Dickinson H.* Lab 868 58.0 Turnout 31.8 13.2 McNamee M. Lib/SDP 628 42.0 Mill Hill (4642) Pleckgate (5577) vote share Turnout 29.7 16.0 vote share Baxendale F. Lab 1,160 51.9 Worden P. Res 860 37.8 Malowana-Murphy K. Con 1,075 48.1 Billinge (4956) Hollins-Gibson A. Con 722 31.7 vote share Greenwood P. Lab 672 29.5 Turnout 48.3 3.8 Edwards R. Con 1,130 66.6 Akhtar P. Ind 24 1.1 Waite D. Lib/SDP 342 20.2

Moorgate (5074) Barton G. Lab 224 13.2 Turnout 41.0 6.1 vote share Toole G. Lab 991 62.3 Turnout 34.3 46.5 Queens Park (4999) Rowbotham D. Con 542 34.1 vote share Kennedy N. BIG 57 3.6 Brookhouse (5195) Watson J. Lab 1,350 62.4 vote share Beetham F. Lib/SDP 611 28.2 Turnout 31.4 28.2 Higham F. Lab 1,527 54.6 Donleavy M. Con 202 9.3 Shabir M. Lib/SDP 635 22.7

Pleckgate (5485) Hussain S. Ind 634 22.7 Turnout 43.3 34.2 vote share Robinson R. Res 1,048 44.5 Turnout 54.4 31.9 Revidge (5578) Harwood D. Con 670 28.5 vote share Harrington S. Lab 637 27.0 Brownhill (5570) Marsden L. Con 1,158 56.8 vote share Ibbotson I. Lib/SDP 588 28.8 Turnout 43.1 16.1 Smith M. Res 1,143 50.4 Whittam T. Lab 293 14.4 Blackburn R. Con 675 29.8

Queens Park (5064) Sidat Y. Lab 449 19.8 Turnout 36.6 28.0 vote share Liddle S. Lab 1,232 53.1 Turnout 40.8 20.6 Shadsworth (4844) Beetham F. Lib 1,090 46.9 vote share Cathedral (4134) Madigan M. Lab 959 69.0 Turnout 46.3 6.1 vote share Heap T. Lib/SDP 256 18.4 Yates J. Lab 1,165 76.2 Tully M. Con 174 12.5 Woodhouse J. Lib/SDP 364 23.8 Revidge (5358) vote share Turnout 28.8 50.6 Colling R. Con 1,358 64.2 Turnout 37.5 52.4 Cave S. Lab 592 28.0 Sudell (5199) Phillips W. Lib 166 7.8 Earcroft (4872) vote share vote share Reilly C. Con 625 37.8 Turnout 39.6 36.2 Bramley-Haworth N. Ms. Con 874 49.4 Alder D. Lab 554 33.5 Burnip K. Lib/SDP 480 27.1 Taylor R. Lib/SDP 474 28.7 McCabe P. Lab 415 23.5 Shadsworth (4683) vote share Turnout 31.9 4.3 Blackburn J. Lab 1,049 75.5 Turnout 36.4 22.3 Donleavy M. Con 206 14.8 Sunnyhurst (5294) Dickinson H. Lib 135 9.7 Ewood (5615) vote share vote share Swanton J. Con 942 48.9 Kay A. Lab 721 46.0 Turnout 29.8 60.6 Brigden J. Lib/SDP 656 34.0 Bridgen R. Lib/SDP 470 30.0 Entwistle E. Lab 329 17.1 Harwood D. Con 376 24.0 Sudell (5153) vote share Turnout 36.4 14.8 Lishman W. Lab 726 39.4 Turnout 28.0 16.0 Ward D. Lib 622 33.7 West Rural (5308) Birch W. Con 496 26.9 Green Bank (4906) vote share vote share Whittle H. Con 1,246 62.7 Turnout 35.9 5.6 Gorton E. Lab 1,349 66.4 Henson R. Lib/SDP 431 21.7 Ellis H. Lib/SDP 383 18.8 Rishton D. Lab 309 15.6 Hough P. Con 300 14.8 Sunnyhurst (5233) vote share Turnout 37.4 41.0 Turnbull C. Con 977 52.1 Turnout 41.7 47.5 Culverhouse A. Lab 477 25.5 Whitehall (3229) Rigby A. Lib 420 22.4 Higher Croft (4663) vote share vote share Buckland K. Con 533 48.3 Turnout 35.9 26.7 Mason T. Lab 882 67.3 Kenyon R. Lib/SDP 407 36.9 Raistrick C. Lib/SDP 429 32.7 Bidwell J. Lab 163 14.8 West Rural (5276) vote share Turnout 28.4 34.6 Turnout 34.3 11.4 Arnold E. Ms. Con 1,204 65.6 Dewhurst T. Lab 631 34.4 Marsh House (5065) vote share

Turnout 34.9 31.2 Wiggans R. Con 771 46.9 Banks H. Lib/SDP 616 37.5 Whitehall (3147) Holliday B. Lab 257 15.6 vote share Starbuck J. Con 609 51.0 Turnout 32.5 9.4 Bidwell J. Lab 350 29.3 Rigby J. Lib 235 19.7 Mill Hill (4651) vote share

Turnout 38.0 21.7 Malowana-Murphy J. Con 869 41.6 Bateson M. Lab 669 32.0 Chadwick M. Lib/SDP 551 26.4

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Moorgate (5022) Blackburn 1983 vote share Blackburn 1984 Barlow G. Lab 867 45.9 McDougall J. Con 622 32.9 Bank Top (4977) Sweet L. Lib/SDP 399 21.1 Bank Top (4865) vote share vote share

Martin R. Lab 1,134 63.4 Turnout 37.7 13.0 Donaldson P. Lab 1,145 77.8 McNamee M. Lib/SDP 360 20.1 Holden A. Lib/SDP 327 22.2 Jobson A. Con 295 16.5 North Turton (2656) vote share Turnout 30.6 55.6 Turnout 36.1 43.3 Malowana-Murphy K. Con 1,042 67.8 Kenyon R. Lib/SDP 318 20.7 Billinge (5105) Billinge (5026) Lord D. Lab 176 11.5 vote share vote share Holmes P. Con 1,378 65.3

Simpson J. Con 1,440 68.2 Turnout 58.1 47.1 Harling D. Lab 433 20.5 Bury P. Lab 364 17.3 Ibbotson I. Lib/SDP 299 14.2 Phillips W. Lib/SDP 306 14.5 Pleckgate (5602) vote share Turnout 40.0 44.8 Turnout 42.2 51.0 Frankish L. Lab 954 34.6 Brooks W. Res 859 31.1 Brookhouse (5276) Brookhouse (5232) Lester R. Con 809 29.3 vote share vote share Bridgen R. Lib/SDP 138 5.0 Proos L. Lab 1,508 65.3 West C. Lab 2,042 87.5 Dilshad A. Con 378 16.4

Prigar A. Lib/SDP 291 12.5 Turnout 49.4 3.4 Patel I. Ind 264 11.4 Ibbotson M. Lib/SDP 160 6.9 Turnout 44.9 75.1 Queens Park (4923) vote share Turnout 44.0 48.9 Brownhill (5618) Ellis T. Lab 1,315 59.2 vote share Beetham F. Lib/SDP 556 25.0 Brownhill (5717) Whelan P. Lab 1,119 37.2 Tappenden-Cousins M. Con 352 vote share Gavin J. Con 939 31.2 15.8 Belton D. Lab 1,368 47.3 Monk A. Res 772 25.7 Gavin J. Con 1,314 45.4

Woodhouse J. Lib/SDP 178 5.9 Turnout 45.3 34.1 Phillips W. Lib/SDP 212 7.3

Turnout 53.7 6.0 Revidge (5680)2 Turnout 50.7 1.9 vote share Cathedral (4056) Bramley-Haworth G. Con 1,666 60.4 Cathedral (4132) vote share Wood R. Con 1,570 - vote share Bateson M. Lab 1,161 54.9 Donaldson P. Lab 638 23.1 Taylor W. Lab 1,337 79.8 Hulme F. Ind Lab 955 45.1 Harrington S. Lab 612 - Woodhouse J. Lib/SDP 339 20.2 Ibbotson I. Lib/SDP 454 16.5 Turnout 52.4 9.7 Ibbotson M. Lib/SDP 380 - Turnout 40.9 59.5

Earcroft (4873) Turnout 48.6 37.3 Earcroft (4868) vote share vote share Ainsworth J. Con 1,051 58.7 Shadsworth (4853) Heatlie-Jackson D. Con 949 41.8 Bramham I. Lab 413 23.1 vote share Grindle E. Lab 776 34.2 Taylor R. Lib/SDP 325 18.2 Smith E. Lab 1,283 75.7 Allen R. Lib/SDP 545 24.0 Clements B. Lib/SDP 326 19.2 Turnout 36.8 35.7 Hayes R. NF 85 5.0 Turnout 46.7 7.6

Ewood (5441) Turnout 35.3 56.5 Ewood (5320) vote share vote share

Gregory M. Lab 928 45.3 Sudell (5153) Horsefield K. Lab 1,093 47.9 Geddes R. Res 861 42.0 vote share Geddes R. Res 996 43.6 Holmes P. Con 261 12.7 Browne P. Lib/SDP 932 43.1 Tappenden-Cousins M. Ind Con 194 8.5 McCabe P. Lab 754 34.9 Turnout 39.7 3.3 Leach J. Con 475 22.0 Turnout 43.0 4.2

Green Bank (4965) Turnout 42.0 8.2 Green Bank (4970) vote share vote share Gorton F. Lab 1,780 71.9 Sunnyhurst (5326) McKinlay D. Lab 1,450 75.2 Tattersall I. Con 454 18.3 vote share Dickinson A. Lib/SDP 286 14.8 Metcalfe D. Lib/SDP 241 9.7 Windle J. Con 861 39.8 Kingsley Read J. Ind 192 10.0 Allen R. Lib/SDP 826 38.2 Turnout 50.0 53.6 Whittam T. Lab 474 21.9 Turnout 39.2 60.4

Higher Croft (4558) Turnout 40.6 1.6 Higher Croft (4480) vote share vote share Ford G. Lab 1,052 69.5 West Rural (5336) Bury J. Lab 984 75.8 Hirst S. Con 300 19.8 vote share Wilton P. Res 315 24.2 Saunders R. Lib/SDP 161 10.6 Tarbuck J. Con 1,612 64.4 Platts S. Lab 523 20.9 Turnout 29.2 51.5 Turnout 33.4 49.7 Raistrick C. Lib/SDP 370 14.8 Marsh House (5035)

Marsh House (5070) Turnout 47.1 43.5 vote share vote share Grills C. Lib/SDP 810 40.6 Hardman T. Con 813 44.0 Mottram G. Con 728 36.5 Banks H. Lib/SDP 619 33.5 Briggs J. Lab 455 22.8 Briggs J. Lab 414 22.4 Turnout 39.6 4.1 Turnout 36.8 10.5 Mill Hill (4743) Mill Hill (4711) vote share vote share Doherty M. Lab 1,045 44.7 Hutchinson A. Con 1,057 42.7 Hough P. Con 957 40.9 Caunce J. Lab 953 38.5 Sweet L. Lib/SDP 336 14.4 Chadwick M. Lib/SDP 463 18.7 Turnout 49.3 3.8 Turnout 52.5 4.2

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Moorgate (5058) Brookhouse (5153) Turnout 37.3 50.2 vote share vote share Toole G. Lab 1,028 55.6 Higham F. Lab 1,597 83.1 Revidge (5851) Rid J. Con 820 44.4 Harrison P. Lib/SDP 324 16.9 vote share Wood R. Con 1,310 55.3 Turnout 36.7 11.3 Turnout 37.6 66.3 Moyes R. Lib/SDP 594 25.1 Hussain M. Lab 464 19.6 Pleckgate (5558) Brownhill (5724) vote share vote share Turnout 40.5 30.2 Robinson R. Res 1,096 39.4 Smith M. Res 1,636 60.0 King J. Lab 939 33.8 Ingram E. Ms. Lab 1,092 40.0 Shadsworth (4722) Moran J. Con 744 26.8 vote share Turnout 47.8 19.9 Madigan M. Lab 1,150 80.1 Turnout 50.1 5.6 Knott A. Lib/SDP 286 19.9 Cathedral (3560) Queens Park (4831) vote share Turnout 30.6 60.2 vote share Greenwood P. Lab 948 72.7 Liddle S. Lab 1,181 56.1 Holmes M. Con 222 17.0 Sudell (5223) Beetham F. Lib/SDP 923 43.9 Jones H. Lib/SDP 134 10.3 vote share Entwistle E. Ms. Lab 974 48.3 Turnout 43.7 12.3 Turnout 36.9 55.7 Connor K. Lib/SDP 633 31.4 Birch W. Con 409 20.3 Revidge (5811) Earcroft (4850) vote share vote share Turnout 38.6 16.9 Colling R. Con 1,443 62.6 Bramley-Haworth N. Ms. Con 889 Leaver M. Lab 481 20.9 42.2 Sunnyhurst (5203) Pruger A. Lib/SDP 381 16.5 Oldfield C. Lab 762 36.1 vote share Douglas J. Ms. Lib/SDP 458 21.7 Smith D. Lab 1,002 43.2 Turnout 39.7 41.7 Whittle M. Con 891 38.4 Turnout 43.6 6.0 Chadwick I. Lib/SDP 426 18.4 Shadsworth (4836) vote share Ewood (5308) Turnout 44.6 4.8 Blackburn J. Lab 1,030 78.3 vote share Duerden A. Lib/SDP 286 21.7 Beetham F. Lib/SDP 1,327 57.1 West Rural (5441) Kay A. Lab 995 42.9 vote share Turnout 27.3 56.5 Gordon B. Ms. Con 1,175 54.7 Turnout 43.9 14.3 Henson R. Lib/SDP 494 23.0 Sudell (5259) Leaver M. Ms. Lab 481 22.4 vote share Green Bank (4937) Banks H. Lib/SDP 833 39.2 vote share Turnout 39.7 31.7 Lishman W. Lab 825 38.8 Laher Y. Lab 1,166 58.9 Slater F. Con 469 22.0 Vernon L. Con 454 23.0 Whitehall (3248) Prugar A. Lib/SDP 358 18.1 vote share Turnout 40.5 0.4 Buckland K. Con 566 37.0 Turnout 40.4 36.0 Kenyon R. Lib/SDP 484 31.6 Sunnyhurst (5352) Matthews B. Lab 480 31.4 vote share Higher Croft (4425) Turnbull C. Con 1,183 51.2 vote share Turnout 47.1 5.4 Paterson I. Lab 806 34.9 Grindle E. Lab 979 75.0 Cooney C. Lib/SDP 320 13.9 Broadley J. Lib/SDP 170 13.0 Stringer M. Con 157 12.0 Turnout 43.2 16.3 Blackburn 1987 Turnout 29.7 61.9 West Rural (5406) vote share Marsh House (5205) Bank Top (4678) Arnold E. Ms. Con 1,402 62.8 vote share vote share Chadwick G. Lab 829 37.2 Slater P. Con 834 38.1 Ellis T. Lab 1,065 68.5 Taylor E. Con 490 31.5 Compsty D. Lib/SDP 689 31.4 Turnout 37.8 25.7 Connor F. Lab 668 30.5 Turnout 33.5 37.0

Whitehall (3226) Turnout 42.1 6.6 vote share Billinge (5384) Hirst S. Con 612 45.9 Mill Hill (4718) vote share Entwistle E. Lab 448 33.6 vote share Simpson J. Con 1,525 65.7 Smytheman R. Lib/SDP 272 20.4 Harling D. Lab 895 36.9 Boardman J. Ms. Lab 486 20.9 Prugar A. Lib/SDP 309 13.3 Walker R. Lib/SDP 817 33.7 Turnout 41.3 12.3 Malowana-Murphy J. Con 712 29.4 Turnout 43.2 44.8

Turnout 51.4 3.2 Brookhouse (4992) Blackburn 1986 Moorgate (5144) vote share vote share West C. Lab 1,277 66.4 Price P. Lab 991 57.0 Patel I. Lib/SDP 647 33.6 Bank Top (4780) Thompson R. Con 457 26.3 vote share Hollins K. Ms. Lib/SDP 292 16.8 Turnout 39.0 32.7 Rishton D. Lab 957 65.1

Taylor E. Con 334 22.7 Turnout 33.9 30.7 Brownhill (5678) Dawson P. Lib/SDP 179 12.2 vote share Pleckgate (5535) Leak A. Con 1,098 39.3 Turnout 30.8 42.4 vote share Kay A. Lab 920 32.9 King J. Lab 1,142 41.5 Bakewell M. Res 777 27.8 Billinge (5310) Bakewell M. Ms. Res 817 29.7 vote share Moran J. Con 713 25.9 Turnout 49.3 6.4 Edwards R. Con 1,203 58.9 Ellis F. Ind 82 3.0 Boardman J. Ms. Lab 516 25.2 Cathedral (3391)

Ibbotson I. Lib/SDP 325 15.9 Turnout 49.9 11.8 vote share Bateson M. Lab 910 73.1 Turnout 38.6 33.6 Queens Park (4891) Knott A. Lib/SDP 335 26.9 vote share Watson J. Lab 1,364 75.1 Turnout 37.0 46.2 Dean A. Lib/SDP 452 24.9

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Earcroft (4811) Higher Croft (4132)2 vote share Sudell (5226) vote share Ainsworth J. Con 1,287 58.1 vote share Bury J.* Lab 915 71.9 Grundy D. Lab 927 41.9 Browne P. Lib/SDP 1,425 63.9 Fairless J. Lab 871 - Yates I. Ms. Lab 805 36.1 Johnson G. Con 269 21.1 Turnout 46.2 16.3 Kirby G. Con 260 - Turnout 42.9 27.8 Foulds G. LD 89 7.0 Ewood (5294) vote share Sunnyhurst (5105) Turnout 30.4 50.7 Farnsworth A. Lib/SDP 1,186 58.0 vote share Oldfield C. Lab 858 42.0 Whittle M. Con 1,235 50.8 Marsh House (5382) Nuttall M. Lab 1,196 49.2 vote share Turnout 38.8 16.0 Mottram G. Con 905 37.3 Turnout 47.8 1.6 Grills C.* LD 779 32.1 Green Bank (4940)2 Connor F. Lab 745 30.7 vote share West Rural (5500) Gorton F. Lab 1,739 71.9 vote share Turnout 45.4 5.2 Harding M. Lab 1,462 - Tarbuck J. Con 1,571 64.1 Bullen J. Con 679 28.1 Williams J. Ms. Lab 531 21.7 Mill Hill (4617) Henson R. Lib/SDP 349 14.2 vote share Turnout 47.1 43.8 Doherty M.* Lab 993 41.8 Turnout 44.6 42.4 Sharples M. Con 712 30.0 Higher Croft (4298) Jolley K. Ms. SDP 669 28.2 vote share Cross A. Lab 915 67.1 Turnout 51.5 11.8 Foulds G. Lib/SDP 241 17.7 Blackburn 1988 Stringer M. Con 208 15.2 Moorgate (5208)

vote share Turnout 31.8 49.4 Bank Top (4507) Toole G.* Lab 1,020 51.2 vote share Malowana-Murphy J. Con 830 41.7 Marsh House (5306) Cramsie J. Lab 1,163 82.4 Ashe A. Ms. SDP 141 7.1 Sultan A. Con 249 17.6 vote share Goodwin M. Con 1,126 46.2 Turnout 38.3 9.5 Connor F. Lab 728 29.9 Turnout 31.5 64.7 Forbes-Crease M. Lib/SDP 584 24.0 Pleckgate (5411) Billinge (5379) vote share Turnout 46.1 16.3 vote share Forrest I. Con 1,444 51.7 Holmes P.* Con 1,387 63.6 Pope G. Lab 1,279 45.8 Mill Hill (4648) Harling J. Ms. Lab 556 25.5 Dilshad A. Ind 69 2.5 Cubley W. LD 238 10.9 vote share Walker R. Lib/SDP 1,115 41.4 Turnout 51.7 5.9 Hutchinson A. Con 825 30.6 Turnout 40.6 38.1 Harling J. Lab 752 27.9 Queens Park (4744) Brookhouse (4885) vote share Turnout 58.0 10.8 vote share Atwal H. Lab 886 44.8 Proos L.* Lab 1,433 64.6 Holmes I. Con 598 30.2 Moorgate (5159) Momoniat Y. Con 786 35.4 Douglas H. LD 493 24.9 vote share Barton G. Ms. Lab 967 45.2 Turnout 45.5 29.2 Turnout 41.8 14.6 Murphy J. Con 823 38.4 Hollins K. Ms. Lib/SDP 351 16.4 Brownhill (5640) Revidge (5831) vote share vote share Turnout 41.5 6.7 Ridd J. Con 1,515 53.5 Jump J. Con 1,516 59.8 Belton D.* Lab 1,317 46.5 Whalley A. Lab 745 29.4 North Turton (2771) Stockton S. Ms. LD 276 10.9 Turnout 50.9 7.0 vote share Malowana-Murphy K. Con 1,025 71.0 Turnout 43.5 30.4 Peet J. Lab 418 29.0 Cathedral (3310) vote share Shadsworth (4461) Turnout 52.3 42.1 Taylor W.* Lab 924 79.5 vote share Thompson R. Con 238 20.5 Blackburn J.* Lab 985 78.7 Pleckgate (5464) Bullen J. Ms. Con 267 21.3 Turnout 35.1 59.0 vote share Law-Riding A. Ms. Con 1,179 41.9 Turnout 28.1 57.3 Harrington J. Lab 964 34.3 Earcroft (4783) Bakewell C. Res 553 19.7 vote share Sudell (5124) Dilshad A. Ind 117 4.2 Heatlie-Jackson D.* Con 1,071 51.4 vote share Grundy D. Lab 1,011 48.6 Banks H.* LD 984 51.5 Turnout 51.7 7.6 Yates I. Ms. Lab 925 48.5 Turnout 43.7 2.9

Queens Park (4841) Turnout 37.4 3.1 vote share Ewood (5311) Leaver M. Ms. Lab 1,189 59.9 vote share Sunnyhurst (5095) Holmes I. Con 421 21.2 Oldfield C. Lab 1,069 52.8 vote share Dean A. Lib/SDP 376 18.9 Hutchinson A. Con 519 25.6 Nuttall N. Lab 1,334 53.1 Edmondson P. LD 437 21.6 Helliwell J. Ms. Con 1,179 46.9 Turnout 41.1 38.7 Turnout 38.2 27.2 Turnout 49.5 6.2 Revidge (5858) vote share Green Bank (4914) West Rural (5485) Bramley-Haworth G. Con 1,590 60.1 vote share vote share Whalley A. Lab 684 25.9 Harding M. Lab 1,502 76.2 Arnold E. Ms.* Con 1,398 68.3 Moyes R. Lib/SDP 370 14.0 Chopdat M. Con 280 14.2 Williams J. Ms. Lab 650 31.7 Dean A. LD 190 9.6

Turnout 45.2 34.3 Turnout 37.5 36.5 Turnout 40.3 62.0 Shadsworth (4590) Whitehall (3241) vote share vote share Smith E. Lab 950 69.9 Hirst S.* Con 613 37.6 Knott A. Lib/SDP 410 30.1 Foster D. LD 592 36.3 Waddicor C. Ms. Lab 426 26.1 Turnout 29.9 39.7

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Turnout 50.3 1.3 Moorgate (5291) Brookhouse (4592) vote share vote share Kenny P. Lab 1,821 76.9 Karbhari S. Lab 1,350 53.7 Brook N. Con 547 23.1 Bohra M. Con 918 36.5 Blackburn 1990 Patel I. LD 244 9.7 Turnout 45.0 53.8 Turnout 55.2 17.2 Bank Top (4366) Pleckgate (5467) vote share vote share Brownhill (5647) Rishton D.* Lab 1,673 87.0 King J.* Lab 1,649 58.1 vote share Bolton J. Con 249 13.0 Forrest C. Ms. Con 1,187 41.9 Leak A. Con 1,481 52.0 Makin D. Lab 1,112 39.1 Turnout 44.3 74.1 Turnout 52.4 16.3 Ball C. Ms. Green 253 8.9

Billinge (5547) Queens Park (4563) Turnout 50.5 13.0 vote share vote share Edwards R.* Con 1,167 45.3 Watson J.* Lab 1,887 87.2 Cathedral (3238) Floyd J. Ms. Lab 991 38.5 Geloo A. ISLAM 276 12.8 vote share Field R. Green 419 16.3 Kiani S. Lab 744 57.0 Turnout 48.0 74.5 Miller D. Con 290 22.2 Turnout 48.9 6.8 Brighouse J. LD 272 20.8

Revidge (5876) Brookhouse (4713) vote share Turnout 40.5 34.8 vote share Johnson M. Lab 1,472 53.0 Higham F.* Lab 1,892 73.9 Hutchinson A. Con 1,304 47.0 Earcroft (4945) Khan W. Con 421 16.5 vote share Patel I. LD 96 3.8 Turnout 47.7 6.1 Reid S. Ms. Lab 974 41.6 Undre I. ISLAM 87 3.4 Ainsworth J.* Con 965 41.2 Dilshad A. AAG 63 2.5 Shadsworth (4138) Edmondson P. LD 403 17.2 vote share Turnout 54.6 57.5 Madigan M.* Lab 0 0.0 Turnout 47.4 0.4

Brownhill (5691) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Ewood (5423) vote share vote share Holden B. Lab 1,742 57.0 Sudell (5123) Bateson M. Ms. Lab 1,099 53.3 Smith M.* Con 1,315 43.0 vote share Dean A. LD 645 31.3 Entwistle E. Ms.* Lab 1,616 59.0 Oakley R. Con 319 15.5 Turnout 53.8 14.0 Connor K. LD 1,122 41.0

Turnout 38.1 22.0 Cathedral (3236) Turnout 53.6 18.0 vote share Green Bank (4653) Greenwood P.* Lab 0 0.0 Sunnyhurst (5238) vote share vote share Gorton F.* Lab 1,570 74.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Smith D.* Lab 1,744 57.5 Greaves R. Ms. Con 317 14.9 Thayne C. LD 697 23.0 Dean J. Ms. LD 236 11.1 Earcroft (4955) Parker C. Ms. Con 592 19.5 vote share Turnout 45.7 59.0 Grundy D. Lab 1,504 56.9 Turnout 58.0 34.5 Bramley-Haworth N. Ms.* Con 815 30.8 Higher Croft (3558) Norman C. Ms. LD 326 12.3 West Rural (5688) vote share vote share Kay A. Lab 688 64.8 Turnout 53.5 26.0 Williams J. Ms. Con 1,376 49.5 Lewis M. LD 192 18.1 Higginson A. Ms. Lab 1,054 38.0 Forrest C. Ms. Con 182 17.1 Ewood (5385) Ellis J. Green 347 12.5 vote share Turnout 30.0 46.7 Higginson M. Lab 1,640 63.7 Turnout 48.9 11.6 Dean A. LD 715 27.8 Marsh House (5422) Oakley R. Con 220 8.5 Whitehall (3379) vote share vote share Howson K. Con 925 36.1 Turnout 47.9 35.9 Foster D. LD 1,161 54.2 Morgan R. LD 831 32.4 Connor F. Lab 628 29.3 Mathews B. Lab 806 31.5 Green Bank (4701) Starbuck J. Con 352 16.4 vote share Turnout 47.3 3.7 Laher Y.* Lab 1,675 79.6 Turnout 63.4 24.9 Greaves R. Ms. Con 430 20.4 Mill Hill (4798) vote share Turnout 45.4 59.1 Whalley A. Lab 911 40.9 Blackburn 1991 Walker R. LD 780 35.0 Higher Croft (3650) Lee M. Con 535 24.0 vote share

Fairless J. Lab 0 0.0 Bank Top (4325) Turnout 46.5 5.9 vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Cramsie C. Ms. Lab 1,041 68.0 Moorgate (5325) Coupe E. Con 361 23.6 vote share Marsh House (5405) Brown P. Green 130 8.5 Barton G. Ms.* Lab 1,129 55.6 vote share Hutchinson A. Con 902 44.4 England D. Ms. Lab 1,260 43.1 Turnout 35.7 44.4 Slater F.* Con 874 29.9 2 Turnout 38.5 11.2 Morgan R. LD 790 27.0 Billinge (5684) vote share North Turton (2785) Turnout 54.0 13.2 Simpson J.* Con 1,526 44.8 vote share Sharples M. Con 1,269 - Rigby C. Con 776 52.7 Mill Hill (4651) Field R. Green 788 23.1 Delafield R. LD 349 23.7 vote share West C. Lab 668 19.6 Peet J. Lab 347 23.6 Harling D.* Lab 1,785 76.8 Khan M. Lab 588 -

Sharples M. Con 539 23.2 Cubley W. LD 428 12.6 Turnout 53.0 29.0

Turnout 50.3 53.6 Turnout 50.0 21.6 Pleckgate (5485) vote share Law-Riding A. Ms. Con 1,518 56.7 Humphrys A. Lab 1,158 43.3

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Turnout 49.2 13.5 Earcroft (4894) Sudell (5260) vote share vote share Queens Park (4612) Heatlie-Jackson D.* Con 1,208 55.4 Morgan R. LD 919 54.6 vote share Danczuk S. Lab 800 36.7 Connor F. Lab 763 45.4 Leaver M. Ms. Lab 1,267 69.8 Yeadon G. LD 173 7.9 Douglas H. LD 285 15.7 Turnout 32.1 9.3 Dickinson R. Con 262 14.4 Turnout 44.6 18.7 Sunnyhurst (5162) Turnout 39.4 54.1 Ewood (5405) vote share vote share Nuttall N. Lab 958 42.2 Revidge (5828) Oldfield F. Ms.* Lab 697 53.5 Ainsworth J. Con 847 37.3 vote share Oakley R. Con 403 31.0 Thayne C. LD 464 20.4 Bramley-Haworth G.* Con 1,725 61.6 Dean A. LD 202 15.5 Johnson J. Ms. Lab 1,074 38.4 Turnout 44.0 4.9 Turnout 24.2 22.6 Turnout 48.4 23.3 West Rural (5621) Green Bank (4537) vote share Shadsworth (4117) vote share Arnold E. Ms.* Con 1,423 69.8 vote share Harding M.* Lab 962 67.5 Walsh D. Ms. Lab 393 19.3 Smith E.* Lab 845 67.1 Miller B. Con 341 23.9 Rutter E. Ms. LD 222 10.9 Miller M. Ms. Con 212 16.8 Beetham T. LD 122 8.6 Jones H. LD 203 16.1 Turnout 36.3 50.5 Turnout 31.5 43.6 Turnout 30.7 50.2 Whitehall (3502) Higher Croft (3658) vote share Sudell (5170) vote share Foster K. LD 601 36.5 vote share Bury J.* Lab 454 60.9 Hirst S.* Con 501 30.4 Browne P.* LD 1,392 61.7 Pearson D. Con 196 26.3 Heyes D. Ms. Lab 303 18.4 Connor F. Lab 863 38.3 Lewis M. LD 95 12.8 Buckland K. Ind 242 14.7

Turnout 43.7 23.5 Turnout 20.4 34.6 Turnout 47.1 6.1

Sunnyhurst (5175) Marsh House (5414)2 vote share vote share Durkin K. Lab 1,234 44.6 Slater F. Con 1,022 48.1 Blackburn 1994 Thayne C. LD 835 30.2 Mottram G.* Con 958 - Mason S. Con 695 25.1 Grills C. LD 583 27.4 Bank Top (4389) Connor I. Ms. Lab 519 24.4 Turnout 53.4 14.4 Mathews B. Lab 410 - vote share McCartney D. LD 380 - Rishton D.* Lab 938 75.2 Pearson D. Con 175 14.0 West Rural (5634) vote share Turnout 38.5 20.7 Coupe E. Ind 134 10.7 Tarbuck J.* Con 1,871 67.7 Boardman J. Ms. Lab 670 24.3 Mill Hill (4751) Turnout 28.5 61.2 Brown D. Ms. Green 221 8.0 vote share Billinge (5707) Doherty M.* Lab 783 48.5 Turnout 49.1 43.5 Broughton A. Con 685 42.4 vote share Halliwell A. LD 146 9.0 Hirst J. Con 917 45.0 Williams S. Ms. Lab 565 27.7

Turnout 34.0 6.1 Field R. Green 557 27.3 Blackburn 1992 Moorgate (5317) Turnout 35.8 17.3 vote share Bank Top (4427) Hutchinson A. Con 842 51.4 Brookhouse (4820) vote share Toole G.* Lab 646 39.4 vote share Khan M. Lab 908 63.2 Dickinson A. LD 151 9.2 Higham F.* Lab 0 0.0 Taylor D. Ms. Con 286 19.9

Coupe E. LD 242 16.9 Turnout 30.8 12.0 Turnout 0.0 0.0

Turnout 32.6 43.3 Pleckgate (5465) Brownhill (5718) vote share vote share Billinge (5855) Forrest I.* Con 1,325 64.3 Walsh D. Ms. Lab 1,163 49.8 vote share Harrington S. Lab 736 35.7 Miller D. Con 984 42.2 Sharples M.* Con 1,284 66.3 Ball C. Ms. Green 187 8.0

Nicholson M. Lab 406 21.0 Turnout 37.9 28.6 Asher J. LD 247 12.8 Turnout 40.9 7.7 Queens Park (4606) Turnout 33.1 45.3 vote share Cathedral (3736) Greenwood S. Lab 755 62.1 vote share Brookhouse (4689) Carus M. Ms. Con 336 27.6 Greenwood P.* Lab 817 77.4 vote share Moloney B. LD 125 10.3 Kirby G. Con 238 22.6 Khaliq M. Lab 1,253 48.8

Bohra M. Con 1,166 45.4 Turnout 26.4 34.5 Turnout 28.4 54.9 Patel I. LD 151 5.9 Revidge (5803) Earcroft (4884) Turnout 55.0 3.4 vote share vote share Jump J.* Con 1,503 70.2 Danczuk S. Lab 1,190 55.5 Brownhill (5660) Johnson J. Ms. Lab 639 29.8 Smith D. Ms. Con 676 31.5 vote share Norman C. Ms. LD 277 12.9

Greaves R. Ms. Con 1,478 68.0 Turnout 37.1 40.3 Boardman J. Ms. Lab 696 32.0 Turnout 43.9 24.0 Shadsworth (4178) Turnout 38.5 36.0 vote share Ewood (5278) Blackburn J.* Lab 517 64.5 vote share Cathedral (3418) Miller M. Ms. Con 195 24.3 Higginson M.* Lab 1,112 77.6 vote share Jones H. LD 89 11.1 Law-Riding M. Con 321 22.4 Taylor W.* Lab 527 58.5

Kirby G. Con 291 32.3 Turnout 19.2 40.2 Turnout 27.3 55.2 Knott A. LD 83 9.2

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Green Bank (4379) Whitehall (3556) Mill Hill (4837) vote share vote share vote share Virmani Y. Lab 979 68.3 Foster D.* LD 1,007 62.9 Whalley A.* Lab 902 64.2 Dean A. LD 229 16.0 Connor F. Lab 433 27.0 Gavin B. Con 314 22.4 Baildon J. Con 225 15.7 Mellor F. Con 162 10.1 Knott A. LD 188 13.4

Turnout 32.8 52.3 Turnout 45.1 35.8 Turnout 29.0 41.9

Higher Croft (3740) Moorgate (5272) vote share vote share Fairless J.* Lab 0 0.0 Blackburn 1995 Barton G. Ms.* Lab 895 59.5 Pearson D. Con 388 25.8 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Barnes A. LD 220 14.6 Bank Top (4338)

Marsh House (5549) vote share Turnout 28.6 33.7 vote share Hollern C. Ms. Lab 1,048 63.4 Ramsden K. Ms. Lab 1,038 43.6 Cramsie C. Ms.* Ind Lab 540 32.6 North Turton (2916) Conner K. LD 727 30.5 Ahmed T. LD 66 4.0 vote share Mottram G. Con 618 25.9 Rigby C.* Con 564 43.9 Turnout 38.4 30.7 Peet J. Lab 546 42.5 Turnout 43.0 13.1 Edmondson P. LD 174 13.6 Billinge (5819)

Mill Hill (4815) vote share Turnout 44.0 1.4 vote share Williams S. Ms.* Con 1,081 50.4 Harling D.* Lab 1,115 71.1 Mason P. Lab 767 35.8 Pleckgate (5482) Gavin B. Con 454 28.9 Asher J. LD 174 8.1 vote share Field R. Green 123 5.7 Nicholson M. Lab 816 47.5 Turnout 32.7 42.1 Law-Riding A. Ms.* Con 753 43.8 Turnout 37.0 14.6 Kirkham M. Ms. LD 149 8.7

Moorgate (5320) vote share Brookhouse (4933) Turnout 31.4 3.7 Toole G. Lab 1,190 61.6 vote share Williams S. Ms. Con 741 38.4 Bari M. Lab 1,251 73.6 Queens Park (4254) Patel I. LD 449 26.4 vote share Turnout 36.5 23.3 Piracha A. Lab 837 72.7 Turnout 34.7 47.2 Lightbown E. LD 315 27.3

Pleckgate (5546) vote share Brownhill (5605) Turnout 27.3 45.3 Forrest C. Ms. Con 1,057 53.3 vote share Umerji M. Lab 762 38.4 Barrett M. Lab 1,126 53.6 Revidge (5765) Patel I. LD 165 8.3 McGarvey M. Ms.* Con 763 36.3 vote share Knott A. Ms. LD 211 10.0 Johnson M.* Lab 1,001 49.8 Turnout 36.1 14.9 Law-Riding M. Con 774 38.5 Turnout 37.5 17.3 Cubley W. LD 179 8.9 Queens Park (4411) Walker M. Green 58 2.9 Cathedral (3887) vote share Watson J.* Lab 1,104 85.2 vote share Turnout 34.9 11.3 Beetham T. LD 192 14.8 Kiani S.* Lab 705 68.4 Beetham T. LD 168 16.3 Shadsworth (4219) Turnout 29.5 70.4 Walsh D. Con 158 15.3 vote share Humphrys A.* Lab 742 79.4 Revidge (5783) Turnout 26.7 52.1 Gavin J. Ms. Con 98 10.5 vote share Marsden R. LD 95 10.2 Earcroft (4894) Taylor D. Ms. Con 940 45.8 Johnson M.* Lab 929 45.3 vote share Turnout 22.3 68.9 Walker M. Green 183 8.9 Leaver M. Ms. Lab 1,145 61.4 Almond B. Con 418 22.4 Sudell (5130) Turnout 35.6 0.5 Atkinson B. LD 302 16.2 vote share Brindle D. Lab 1,047 53.8 Shadsworth (4252) Turnout 38.1 39.0 Browne P.* LD 899 46.2

vote share Madigan M.* Lab 821 76.6 Ewood (5203) Turnout 38.0 7.6 Gavin J. Ms. Con 251 23.4 vote share Bateson M. Ms.* Lab 1,040 75.5 Sunnyhurst (5169) Turnout 25.4 53.2 Kirkham M. LD 337 24.5 vote share Reid S. Ms. Lab 1,338 60.4 Sudell (5199) Turnout 26.7 51.1 Thayne C. LD 531 24.0 vote share Fenton D. Con 345 15.6 Green Bank (4320) Entwistle E. Ms.* Lab 1,224 60.8 Cook S. LD 790 39.2 vote share Turnout 42.9 36.4 Gorton F.* Lab 1,210 82.4

Turnout 38.9 21.5 Ward F. Con 140 9.5 West Rural (5662) Dean A. LD 118 8.0 vote share Sunnyhurst (5181) Tarbuck J.* Con 1,126 51.8 vote share Turnout 34.0 72.9 Lloyd K. Lab 796 36.6 Smith D.* Lab 1,529 63.0 Fenn S. LD 253 11.6 Higher Croft (3837) Thayne C. LD 570 23.5 Almond B. Con 328 13.5 vote share Turnout 38.4 15.2 Kay A.* Lab 548 74.5

Turnout 47.0 39.5 Vernon A. LD 157 21.3 Ball C. Ms. Green 31 4.2 West Rural (5654) vote share Turnout 19.3 53.1 Williams J. Ms.* Con 1,250 57.7 Rishton M. Ms. Lab 918 42.3 Marsh House (5582) vote share

Turnout 38.6 15.3 Connor F.* Lab 1,187 53.9 Connor K. LD 612 27.8 Mottram G. Con 404 18.3

Turnout 39.6 26.1

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Moorgate (5181) Blackburn 1996 vote share Rishton M. Ms. Lab 692 49.1 Hutchinson A.* Con 525 37.3 Bank Top (4382) Kirby A. LD 191 13.6 vote share

Khan M.* Lab 1,029 61.0 Turnout 27.2 11.9 Cramsie C. Ms. Ind Lab 531 31.5 Heeds B. Ms. LD 82 4.9 Pleckgate (5420) Patel I. Ind Lab 46 2.7 vote share Forrest I.* Con 708 46.9 Turnout 38.7 29.5 Mason G. Ms. Lab 665 44.0 Kirkham M. Ms. LD 138 9.1 Billinge (5789)

vote share Turnout 28.0 2.8 Lee M. Con 1,023 56.7 Mason P. Lab 616 34.1 Queens Park (4204) Vernon V. Ms. LD 165 9.1 vote share Greenwood S.* Lab 896 83.1 Turnout 32.9 22.6 Fakhry H. Ms. LD 182 16.9

Brookhouse (5092) Turnout 25.7 66.2 vote share Khaliq M.* Lab 1,057 62.4 Revidge (5732) Ali H. Con 536 31.6 vote share Dean A. LD 101 6.0 McGarvey M. Ms. Con 994 47.4 Hussain N. Lab 777 37.0 Turnout 33.4 30.8 Cubley W. LD 327 15.6

Brownhill (5583) Turnout 36.7 10.3 vote share Greaves R. Ms.* Con 970 43.9 Shadsworth (4180) Patel A. Lab 883 40.0 vote share Knott A. Ms. LD 262 11.9 Blackburn J.* Lab 601 73.9 Ball M. Ms. Green 95 4.3 Hughes S. Con 107 13.2 Knott A. LD 105 12.9 Turnout 39.7 3.9

Turnout 19.5 60.8 Cathedral (4015) vote share Sudell (5165) Taylor W.* Lab 667 76.3 vote share Kirkham M. LD 207 23.7 Browne N.* LD 916 52.8 Nuttall N.* Lab 819 47.2 Turnout 21.9 52.6

Turnout 33.6 5.6 Earcroft (4900) vote share Sunnyhurst (5192) White H. Lab 874 50.8 vote share Heatlie-Jackson D.* Con 631 36.7 Hollings D. Lab 1,203 61.3 Marsdon R. LD 214 12.4 Thayne C. LD 501 25.5 Fenton D. Con 260 13.2 Turnout 35.1 14.1

2 Turnout 37.9 35.7 Ewood (5147) vote share West Rural (5737) Oldfield F. Ms.* Lab 794 56.5 vote share Milburn J. Lab 702 - Arnold E. Ms.* Con 1,012 49.4 Vernon A. LD 410 29.2 Conner K. LD 571 27.9 Walker M. Green 201 14.3 Lambe W. Lab 464 22.7

Turnout 24.6 27.3 Turnout 35.7 21.5

Green Bank (4283) Whitehall (3622) vote share vote share Greenwood D. Ms. Lab 1,046 87.8 Foster K.* LD 941 64.9 Simpson S. LD 146 12.2 Waddicor G. Lab 356 24.6 Mottram G. Con 153 10.6 Turnout 28.0 75.5

Turnout 40.1 40.3 Higher Croft (3785) vote share Bury J.* Lab 448 72.8 Edmonson P. LD 167 27.2

Turnout 16.3 45.7

Marsh House (5602) vote share Paterson D. Ms. Lab 887 48.4 Slater F.* Con 657 35.8 Donnolly A. Ms. LD 289 15.8

Turnout 32.7 12.5

Mill Hill (4741) vote share Doherty M.* Lab 922 69.0 Gavin B. Con 260 19.4 Hamill M. LD 155 11.6

Turnout 28.3 49.5

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